Ex-Tesla Worker Says Take-Private Bid Was Known Pre-Tweets
- Electric-car maker calls claims ‘untrue and sensationalized’
- Musk may face more fallout over ‘funding secured,’ other posts
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A former Tesla Inc. security manager told U.S. securities regulators that many employees knew of and doubted efforts to take the company private before Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted about them last year. The electric-car maker denied the claim.
Sean Gouthro, the former head of Tesla’s global security operations center and investigations, made the allegation in a tip to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a statement from the law firm he retained. The company said it terminated him after about one year for poor performance.